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Shavuot in 1948: Harvesting the first fruits of Israeli statehood under siege

It was the collision of Israel’s past with its present and future. The offerings may have been meager. The dairy dishes improvised. But the spirit was resolute.

  PEOPLE PRAYING at King David's Tomb

Shavuot's mystical incident: Uncovering the secrets of King David’s Tomb

“We have conclusive evidence that Kings David, King Solomon, and King Hezkiyahu are all buried on Har Zion,” one rabbi told The Jerusalem Post.

By YESHARA GOLD
01/06/2025

Operation Benjamin: Finding lost Jewish-American war heroes and honoring their memory

An organization tracks down the Jewish heroes of World Wars I and II, and honors them with the symbol of their faith, even more than a century after they made the ultimate sacrifice.

Grapevine: True shofar blower

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Poland votes for its next president, with Polish-Jewish history on the ballot

Voters are casting their ballots in the decisive runoff between Rafał Trzaskowski, the liberal-centrist mayor of Warsaw, and Karol Nawrocki, a right-wing historian rewriting Holocaust history.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
31/05/2025

New doc tells story of Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel

An Elie Wiesel documentary presents a compelling portrait of a Holocaust survivor who bore witness.

This week in Jewish history: Shavuot, and the Six Day War

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

By STEVEN DRUCKER
31/05/2025

Scientists date 20,000-year-old whale bone tools as earliest in Human history

The scientists analyzed nearly two hundred bone tools found in sites around the Bay of Biscay.

A little-known Jewish tragedy is told in new film

A new docu-drama focuses on the 2,000 Jewish children who were seized by order of King Joao II of Portugal in 1493.

Lessons of the Six Day War

There is no Jewish future in a world where we must rely on the benevolence of non-Jews to guarantee our survival. 

By NATHAN DIAMENT
26/05/2025
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